Assortative mating fundamentally shapes the characteristics of families and the reproduction
of populations. It organizes people into families and determines the characteristics of …

Recognition has grown that moral behavior (eg, generosity) plays a role in status attainment,
yet it remains unclear how, why, and when demonstrating moral characteristics enhances …

The study of intergenerational mobility and most population research are governed by a two-
generation (parent-to-offspring) view of intergenerational influence, to the neglect of the …

This book asks a question that many educators may think, but won't say out loud: Does
compliance with IDEA legislation matter? The author acknowledges that, while compliance …

We estimate long-run intergenerational persistence in human capital using information on
outcomes for the extended family: the dynasty. A dataset including the entire Swedish …

This article investigates how changes in educational assortative mating affected the growth
in earnings inequality among households in the United States between the late 1970s and …

Educational mobility captures the association between parents' and adult children's
schooling attainment. Along with measures of occupational and economic mobility, it …

Demographic scholarship suggests that schooling plays an important role in transforming
fertility preferences in the early stages of fertility decline. However, there is limited evidence …

Academic research on social mobility from the 1960s until now has made several facts clear.
First, and most important, it is better to ask how the conditions and circumstances of early life …

Empirical research on social mobility has an arguably proud and–in the case of sociology–
long tradition (Black and Devereux, 2010, Bowles et al., 2005, Ganzeboom et al., 1991, Hout …